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Joe Biden reportedly more open to calls for him to step aside as candidate (www.theguardian.com)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/news

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Joe Biden has reportedly become more open in recent days to hearing arguments that he should step aside as the Democratic presidential candidate after the party’s two main congressional leaders told him they doubted his ability to beat Donald Trump.

While continuing to insist he will be the party’s nominee in November, the president has reportedly started asking questions about negative polling data and whether Vice-President Kamala Harris, considered the favourite to replace him if were to withdraw, fares better.

The indications of a possible rethink come after Biden tested positive on Wednesday for Covid-19, forcing him to isolate for several days while curtailing a campaigning visit to Nevada that had been part of a drive to show his candidacy was very much alive.

It also coincides with fresh polling data showing that he now trails Trump by two points in Virginia, a state he won by 10 points in 2020.

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[–] [email protected] 61 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Few things would energize me more. Biden would have gotten a begrudging vote from me at most. If youre going to slot AOC into the VP pick, I will estatically take 4 years of Kamala. To me there are few if any better investments in the political health of the country than VP AOC.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Few things would energize me more. Biden would have gotten a begrudging vote from me at most.

same here except i vacillate daily on voting for biden due to his history and its impact on my life.

a candidate that doesn't have a 4 decade long history of anti-gay, anti-feminist, pro-segregationists, pro-corporate, anti-student policies, actions and votes would easily convince me to vote democrat.

[–] blazeknave 9 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So electing Trump is good for working class queer women of color students?

[–] [email protected] 10 points 4 months ago (1 children)

fuck trump

[–] blazeknave 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

So you'll do the only thing in your power and vote against him becoming president?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

i'll vote for kamala, but not biden.